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Right-hander Jason Garcia, one of the Orioles’ two Rule 5 picks this spring, is considered a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, especially considering the number of relievers in camp and the fact that he hasn’t pitched above Low-A. But it didn’t stop Orioles staff and coaches from coming away impressed with his performance in the intrasquad game Sunday. Garcia pitched a perfect fourth inning, striking out Nolan Reimold looking on a slider and Matt Tuiasosopo swinging. His fastball was clocked in the mid-90s. “It felt good,” Garcia said of his first time throwing to major league hitters. “It's what you work for, throwing against those...

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Right-hander Jason Garcia, one of the Orioles’ two Rule 5 picks this spring, is considered a long shot to make the Opening Day roster, especially considering the number of relievers in camp and the fact that he hasn’t pitched above Low-A.
But it didn’t...

Orioles catcher Matt Wieters will be behind the plate in a game-like setting for the first time since May when he starts in Sunday's intrasquad game on the Ed Smith Stadium main field.
Wieters, who had elbow ligament reconstruction surgery last June...

Before his departure for the Atlanta Braves, Nick Markakis was one of the Orioles' most respected players because of the way he let his play on the field speak for him.
Usually quiet and reserved, Markakis — who signed a four-year contract with the...

Orioles manager Buck Showalter can break down a position to its most esoteric aspects and then put it back together in terms anyone can understand, which is what he did Monday when the talk turned to filling the club's unexpected opening in right...

Steve Pearce knows who he is and what he does best, so he said Tuesday that he brought a variety of gloves to Orioles major league camp in anticipation of working at a lot of positions this spring.
“I’ve got all my gloves broken in and all ready, so I’ll...

In reporting for the article in today's newspaper about first baseman-outfielder Chris Parmelee, I asked manager Buck Showalter yesterday about plate discipline.
Parmelee arrived in the major leagues with a .395 on-base percentage in Triple-A,...

Being in a different organization for the first time in his professional career, Orioles outfielder-first baseman Chris Parmelee compares this spring training to being the new kid in school.
"You've been in one school your whole life, and now you're...

The Orioles enter spring training coming off their best season in 17 years, and while most of the core players from last year's division title-winning team return, most national experts don't expect them to duplicate their 2014 success.
But despite three...

A lot of the Orioles' position players are already working out at the Ed Smith Stadium spring training complex, even though the first official full-squad workout is not until next week.
So far, the group of position players in camp includes Adam Jones,...

The Orioles faced the unenviable task of resolving contracts with 11 arbitration-eligible players, but have now signed all but one of those players.
So, what’s been the cost? The Orioles will give between $21,556,000 and $22,206,000 in raises to those...

Cutty Shark punched his ticket to next month's $250,000 General George Handicap (Grade 3) at Laurel Park with a victory in Friday's feature at Laurel, a $47,000 optional allowance test. Trained by Donald Barr and ridden for the first time by Xavier Perez,...

The Orioles' annual winter convention, FanFest, is supposed to be a celebration of the upcoming season, a chance to talk to players and staff before they head down to spring training.
Often, though, other storylines are thrust to center stage, elbowing...

The Orioles are down to three arbitration cases after settling Friday with infielder-outfielder Steve Pearce, who agreed to a $3.7 million, one-year deal with the club.
Pearce had been asking for $5.4 million after his breakout year in 2014, and the...

The Orioles have reduced their number of arbitration cases to four, agreeing to a one-year, $8.8 million deal with right-hander Bud Norris on Monday.
Norris, 29, was 15-8 with a 3.65 ERA in 28 starts last year for the Orioles. He made $5.3 million in...

The Orioles settled with utility infielder Ryan Flaherty on Sunday, agreeing to a $1.075 million deal for the 2015 season, according to multiple sources.
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As Orioles executive vice president Dan Duquette’s future with the organization remains in question, he and manager Buck Showalter will spend the weekend on the offseason banquet circuit.
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Like it seems to be every year, the Orioles have some pretty big gaps between the salary figures they filed in arbitration and what the players’ agents filed today.
Often, though, those gaps shrink and the club settles with most of its...

Based on the way salaries are structured in Major League Baseball, with players getting large raises after accruing three years of big-league service time, the Orioles knew they’d be doling out millions of dollars for arbitration-eligible players this...

The Orioles have avoided arbitration with right-hander Tommy Hunter by reaching an agreement Monday with the relief pitcher on a one-year deal. It is worth $4.65 million, according to an industry source.
Hunter, 28, lost the closer's role to...

As this year's winter meetings came to a close Thursday with several trades and signings throughout baseball, the Orioles left the Manchester Grand Hyatt with only a couple Rule 5 draft picks as new additions.
The selections of right-handed pitchers...